Giorgio Chiellini's agent, Davide Lippi, is confident the Juventus defender will be back in action before the end of the season following a cruciate ligament rupture.
The Italian suffered the injury in training in August, just one game into the season. Lippi told TMW Radio (h/t MailOnline's James Ayles):
"His recovery is progressing positively and the man has this magnetic positivity.
"It's incredible. He works so hard every day and when I call him up, he's the one who reassures me. He is making giant leaps forward.
"I don't know the precise date of his comeback, but it will certainly be in the New Year.